Clearance with an Odd Intersection

"Marco Leon" mmleon(at)yahoo.com wrote in :

Now THAT makes sense. Is that a common thing with the air carriers?

Air carriers almost always use canned flight plans that never vary, and
they seldom file /G.

I file /G every time as a Part 135 pilot, and seldom to the same place, so
every flight plan is different, and the routes can be really weird,
especially the ones going offshore. If you have a GPS, then all you need
to do is pull the intersections up on it. The GPS doesn't care where the
waypoint is charted, it just knows where it is, and will take you there.
Another place to look for intersections, especially at or near your
destination, is on the STARs.

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Regards,

Stan

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." B. Franklin

Stan,
They may not file /G but all of our planes are equipped with GPS and use
it all the time. They are offered direct to a fix outside the rage of a
VOR and take it all the time.
Michelle (veteran of many jumpseat rides)

Stan Gosnell wrote:

"Marco Leon" mmleon(at)yahoo.com wrote in :



Now THAT makes sense. Is that a common thing with the air carriers?



Air carriers almost always use canned flight plans that never vary, and
they seldom file /G.

I file /G every time as a Part 135 pilot, and seldom to the same place, so
every flight plan is different, and the routes can be really weird,
especially the ones going offshore. If you have a GPS, then all you need
to do is pull the intersections up on it. The GPS doesn't care where the
waypoint is charted, it just knows where it is, and will take you there.
Another place to look for intersections, especially at or near your
destination, is on the STARs.

Air carriers almost always use canned flight plans that never vary,

Most air carrier flight plans are not canned in the sense that the same
flight plan is prefiled and does not ever change. Air carrier flight
plans are typically filed the same day as the flight and do vary
according to weather or flow restrictions.


and they seldom file /G.

If the aircraft is capable of /G then that is what they would file.
Nowadays with the jets pretty much all you see is /Q and /W.